The beginning of the hurricane barrier, inside of the northern side of the barrier.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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A view of the new wastewater treatment plant at Fort Taber.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The combined sewer outfall pipe.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Acushnet, MA, Hamilin Street Bridge.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Nonquit Marsh, this culvert is scheduled to be replaced in the round 2 projects.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Fort Robbins, the southern end of Clarks Point.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Acushnet, MA., Hamilin Street Bridge.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The EPA confined disposal facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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An air monitoring facility at the combined disposal facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The New Bedford side of the Inner Harbor near one of the combined disposal facilities on the New Bedford side. The sign here specifically warns people to keep out of the facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The New Bedford side of the Inner Harbor near one of the combined disposal facilities on the New Bedford side. The sign here is in Portugese and English. The sign warns people to keep out of the river because it is contaminated.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Pre restoration, since this image was taken Fort Robbins has been cleaned-up.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The future site of the New Bedford Oceanarium.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The marsh on the Fairhaven side of New Bedford Harbor looking across at the old factories.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The Combined Disposal Facility (CDF) on the New Bedford side of the inner harbor.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Clarks Point Wastewater Treatment Facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Clarks Point Wastewater Treatment Facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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New Bedford Harbor, CDF 1. The retaining wall on the eastern edge.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Salt piles on Popes Island, New Bedford Harbor.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Sewage treatment plant settling tank at the southern tip of Clarks Point. The facility is now gone.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Workers dressed in full hazmat gear conduct research to determine the level of contaminants or PCB levels.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1998

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Welding the pieces of fabric together at the bottom and sides of the combined disposal facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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New Bedford Harbor, laying liner at CDF 1.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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New Bedford Harbor, placing liner at CDF 1.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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New Bedford Harbor, CDF 1 looking north.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The sewage treatment plant at the southern tip of Clarks Point, now gone.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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The combined disposal facility.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Fish Island, New Bedford. The derelict vessels have been removed.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Fish Island, New Bedford. The derelict vessels have been removed.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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Fort Phoenix at the SE entrance of New Bedford Harbor.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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New Bedford Harbor.

New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Circa 1992

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An aerial view of the Commercial Fish Pier in New Bedford Harbor, inner harbor, New Bedford side.

The tug, Scandia, grounded in a winter storm was pulling the North Cape The barge carried approximately 828,000 gallons of home heating when tug and barge grounded in Rhode Island waters.

Rhode Island, Bristol County January 19, 1996

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The tug, Scandia, grounded in a winter storm was pulling the North Cape The barge carried approximately 828,000 gallons of home heating when tug and barge grounded in Rhode Island waters.

Rhode Island, Bristol County January 19, 1996

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Frank Csulak of the NOAA Damage Assessment Center watches winter storm conditions at the time of the grounding.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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Frank Csulak of the NOAA Damage Assessment Center watches winter storm conditions at the time of the grounding.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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Emulsified oil in Point Judith Pond, RI. Oil becomes emulsified when it mixes with water and sediments. Point Judith Pond is a salt water inlet. During the spill oil drifted into many of the salt ponds and inlets.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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An oil sheen in the water, The North Cape spill dumped 828,000 gallons of #2 home heating oil into Rhode Island coastal waters.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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Sediment samples being collected at the site of the spill.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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An upriver location within Point Judith Pond.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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Tracey Collier and a NMFS team of scientists were on site to collect samples to test for oil contamination of sediments and in marine organisms.

Rhode Island, Bristol County Circa, January 1996

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Dead surf clams washed up on South County beaches after the oil spill. An estimated biomass of 400,000 Kg. of surf clams died in the spill.